Wednesday was the deadliest day in the city in over a decade. It approaches the peak of 10 that occurred on July 5, 2003, according to the Chicago Tribune.Even a killing in Belmont-Cragin...
DuPAGE COUNTY, Ill. — Bond has been set at $5 million for an Indiana man accused of breaking into a Willowbrook home, and sexually assaulting and stabbing a 26-year-old woman.In Chicago, Lawndale and Madison is an intersection you never want
Londale Madison, 31, of South Bend, Ind., has been charged with one count of Attempt First Degree Murder, one count of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault, one count of Home Invasion and one count of Armed Robbery. All charges are Class X Felonies.
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Police say around 1 p.m. Saturday a man approached the woman's door in suburban Willowbrook, asked for a favor and when she refused, he then forced his way in and began stabbing her with a knife.Never open your door to a negro. Ever. A favorite tactic of the negro
"There's a guy on the loose that's a real animal out there," said the victim's father, whose identity is being withheld in order to protect the woman's privacy. "If they would see my daughter, they would understand."
Animal, indeed.
The suspect then started to attack the 26-year-old woman, who was home alone at the time. He stabbed her 16 times, causing several fractured bones in her face. Her father also said the man sexually assaulted her.
"She's really beat up," he said. "It was a very brutal. Several stab wounds to the face and torso, punches to the face."
Police say the victim and other witnesses describe the suspect as an African American man around 5-foot-10 weighing between 160-180 lbs. He is around 30-years-old and had his hair pulled back with dread type of curls on the ends.Police departments need to return to racial profiling. If we as a
The suspect's vehicle is described as brown or blue older Nissan Altima with dark tinted windows, no front license plate and a sun visor.
Keona Peterson, who lives in the 1000 block of West Foster Avenue, was also charged with four additional felonies, including robbery, aggravated battery, participating in a mob action and unlawful vehicular invasion, police said.
The 44-year-old victim was admitted into Swedish Covenant Hospital in serious condition, police said, though she did survive the beating and was later released.
It began with a young boy who seemed to be unaccompanied, first shoving and then punching the woman's daughter and her daughter's friend on the playground, the victim said. She had decided to leave with the girls when the little boy trailed them from the playground. On the other side of the lot, near the swingsets, she saw a woman pushing two girls and asked if the boy was hers, too.
"She was just shouting, 'Hey you! Hey you white girl! I'll cut you up white girl, this is my territory, my neighborhood, get the f--- outta here! There's thousands of acres for white people, what are you doing coming into my neighborhood?'"Every white parent's nightmare scenario. When out in public,
Four more women, apparently friends of the attacker, showed up at the vehicle, which is when the victim said she "got really scared."
"It's scary — it's like we got our own little Iraq over here," said Curley Edwards, who lives across the street from the Van Buren Street shooting. "I been living here 45 years now, and I ain't never seen it like this."
"Around 9:45 p.m., the two were playing dice in the 1800 block of South Springfield Avenue when two men walked up and shot at them, according to Officer Antoinette Ursetti, a Chicago Police spokeswoman."
"According to Antonietti, Eubanks does not have a valid FOID card or conceal-and-carry license."Yeah, no shit...
"CHICAGO --Two men were hurt by broken glass when shots were fired in a drive-thru line dispute at a South Side Wendy's fast food restaurant late Thursday in Fuller Park."
"A man who police said was shot dead by a civilian as he tried to rob a woman last week was identified Thursday by the Clark County coroner's office.
Shakem Charles Wright, 19, died from a gunshot wound to the chest, the coroner's office said. His address was unknown."
"A Zion man was arrested Tuesday and charged with retail theft after his would-be getaway car was repossessed while he was allegedly trying to steal electronics in a Wal-Mart store, according to Round Lake Beach police."
More black meets LGBT meets politics..."CHICAGO (WLS) --A 22-year-old man was charged in an attack on Alderman David Moore of the 17th Ward.
Ald. Moore said in a statement that he was responding to a constituent's call about a group of alleged prostitutes in the city's Gresham neighborhood when he was injured."
"Tamekka Broyles, 31, who was shot by police during the altercation last Saturday, is also charged with aggravated assault and aggravated discharge of a firearm, according to court records."
"Broyles allegedly was upset after receiving a text message while at work from her wife saying that she wanted to end their relationship, according to court testimony."
"Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined a peace circle at Southside Together for Power Wednesday after the county committed to $500,000 to fund restorative justice programs "From the article....
"The county has committed to spending $500,000 on restorative justice programs at the urging of the Community Renewal Society and other groups over the next year. Restorative justice attempts to resolve conflicts in communities before they escalate into something that must be mediated by law enforcement and the courts."
